diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_android.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_android.c
index dee7b80cb45..c2a07531ec5 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_android.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_android.c
@@ -437,8 +437,15 @@ anv_create_ahw_memory(VkDevice device_h,
    if (AHardwareBuffer_allocate(&desc, &ahw) != 0)
       return VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
 
-   mem->ahw = ahw;
-   return VK_SUCCESS;
+   const VkImportAndroidHardwareBufferInfoANDROID import_info = {
+      .buffer = ahw,
+   };
+   result = anv_import_ahw_memory(device_h, mem, &import_info);
+
+   /* Release a reference to avoid leak for AHB allocation. */
+   AHardwareBuffer_release(ahw);
+
+   return result;
 #else
    return VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index 4281d823c23..81093afe285 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -3828,13 +3828,6 @@ VkResult anv_AllocateMemory(
       if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
          goto fail;
 
-      const VkImportAndroidHardwareBufferInfoANDROID import_info = {
-         .buffer = mem->ahw,
-      };
-      result = anv_import_ahw_memory(_device, mem, &import_info);
-      if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
-         goto fail;
-
       goto success;
    }